KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, CRPF, AVADI, CHENNAI – 65PERIODIC TEST -2 (2019 -20)

CLASS V - ENGLISHI.READING

Read the following passage and answer the questions:Plants need sunlight and water to make their own food. You can do an experiment to test if this is true. Place a bucket over a patch of green grass. After a few days, lift the bucket. You will see that the grass is not as green anymore. If you leave the bucket in place for a week, the grass will become very dull. This happens because the grass cannot make food in the dark. Remove the bucket. In a few days, the grass will start turning green again.

1) What do plants need?

2) What is the experiment?

3) What happens after a few days?

4) What is the opposite of dull?

5) According to the passage, how long does it take for the grass to become dull?

ANSWERS

1. Plants need sunlight

2. a way to test an idea

3. The grass is not as green

4. bright

5. a week

Read the following passage and answer the questions:Akbar once asked a question to his courtiers that left

everyone puzzled. Birbal walked and asked what the matter was. They told him the question ‘How many crows are there in the city?’

Birbal immediately smiled and answered his question, There are twenty-one thousand five hundred and twenty-three crows in the city. When Akbar asked how he knew the answer, Birbal replied, ‘Ask your men to count the number of crows. If there are more, then the crow’s relatives from outside the city are visiting them. If there are fewer, then the crows are visiting their relatives outside the city’. Pleased with the answer, Akbar presented Birbal with a ruby and pearl chain.

1. What question did Akbar ask?

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2. What answer did Birbal give?

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3. Complete:

Birbal said, If the number of crows are more then ________________________________________________________________

4.Write the opposite of : few x________

5. What did Akbar present Birbal?

______________________________________________________________ Answers

1. Akbar asked that how many crows were there in the city.2. Birbal answered that there are twenty-one thousand five

hundred and twenty-three crows in the city.3. then the crow’s relatives from outside the city are visiting

them4. many

5. Akbar presented Birbal with a ruby and pearl chain.

II.WRITING

(Prose)

1. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

Ans. The men rushed backed to the ship because a gaint was chasing them.

2.Why did no one wanted to be friends with Hari?

Ans. No one wanted to be friends with Hari because he pricked and pinched everyone.

3. How did sea creatures teach Hari a lesson?

Ans. Sea creatures pinched Hari till he was black and blue.

4.Where did the children go for picnic?

Ans. The children went to the seaside for the picnic.

_5.. What are the things that Sultan gave to the barber?

Ans. The sultan gave him three pieces of gold and food and dessert for his friends.

(Poem)

1.What are things that the people carry with them while moving around?

Ans. While moving around, people carry bags, briefcases, suitcases etc.

2.What are the things the girl does not want to share?

Ans. The girl does not want to share her book, sweets and doll.

3.Why are the two children nobody’s friend?

Ans. The two children are nobody’s friends because they do not share their things with anybody.

III. GRAMMAR 1. Complete the following sentences using the words given in bracket:(a) I felt as ____________as feather after exercising (heavy / light)(b)The building is as high as a _______________ (mountain/school)

(c)The old man hair is as _____________as snow (white / black)(d)Ram is as brave as a __________________ (lion/rat)(e)His feet were as cold as ____________ (ice/fire)Answers.

a. lightb. mountainc. whited. lione. ice

2. Fill in using the joining words (where,unless,if, while, till, so,or) (a) We will reach on time __________we go by the car.(b) Do you like football ___ cricket.(C)Please wait with me __________the bus arrives.(d)We went to the zoo ___ we saw many animals.(e)Your speech cannot be heard by the audience ____ you use a powerful mike.Answers

a. ifb. orc. tilld. wheree. unless

3. Fill in the blanks using suitable words (un. imp,dis)(a)The teacher got upset with Rani because her work was _____.(tidy)

(b) The dog was __________(able) to climb the tree to chase the cat.(c)I ____ (like)hot milk, I like it cold.(d)The passengers became ____ (patient)when the train was late again.(e) It is _________(possible) to cross the road during peak hours.Answers

a. untidyb. unablec. disliked. impatiente. impossible

4.Write suitable article (a, an, the)(a)Hari was _____ unpopular boy.(b) I found an ________empty bottle in the class.(c)He saw ____ big crab coming towards him.(d)____ sea creatures ate his food.(e)Pass me _______book, I gave you last week.Answers

a. anb. amc. ad. ae. the

5. Rewrite the sentence into meaningful sentence:a) is a boy good he

He is a good boy.b) rises in the sun east the

The sun rises in the east.c) an ate I apple

I ate an apple.d) never listens she her mother to.

She never listens to her mother.

e) unpopular boy an was hari

Hari was an unpopular boy.6. Punctuate: a)nobody is at homeNobody is at home.b)this sunday we are going to gurudwaraThis Sunday we are going to Gurudwara.c)was gopal nowhere aroundWas Gopal nowhere around?d)there is nothing to do There is nothing to do. 7. Write the opposite of :(a) Lend x__________________ (b) quiet x ______________(c) smile x _________ (d) strong x ______________(e) punish x _____________Answers

a. Borrowb. noisyc. scowld. weake. reward

8. Write the full form of:(a) wouldn’t_________________ (b)shan’t ________________(c)weren’t _________________ (d) couldn’t_________________(e)Won’t _________________Answers

a. would notb. shall notc. were notd. could note. will not

9. Fill in the degree of comparison:

(a) _______________ lighter ________________(b) _______________ ________________ most difficult (c) fast ________________ _______________(d) ________________ smaller _______________ (e)Beautiful _______________ _______________Answers

a) Light Lighter Lightestb) difficult more difficult most difficultc) fast faster fastestd) small smaller smalleste) Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

10. Rewrite the underline words using the words given below:

(They His Her He She)(a)Once there was a girl named Rita. Rita lived in Chennai.(b)Peter’s family is very rich. Peter’s family has a lot of money.(C) My friends are coming to meet me. My friends will come on Monday..(d) Ramu is a good boy. Ramu is an intelligent boy also.(e)Ramesh is going to Delhi.Ramesh’s sister is sickAnswers(a)Once there was a girl named Rita. She lived in Chennai.(b)Peter’s family is very rich. His family has a lot of money.(C) My friends are coming to meet me. They will come on Monday.(d) Ramu is a good boy. He is an intelligent boy also.(e)Ramesh is going to Delhi.His sister is sick.

IV.CREATIVE WRITING1. Write a paragraph describing the picture

2.. Describe what is happening in the picture. Clues are given in the box.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Write five things that you do to make your home look neat and clean.

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V.SPELLINGEXAMPLES of types of questions that will be asked .Learn the spellings of the 25 words given below.The questions will be on those words.

1. Write the missing letters: ex. P __S __M _N P O S T M A N

2. Write a meaningful word:ex. FOLW- FOWL

3. Make two words using the letters of given words:ex. POSTMAN - ___post____ ____man______

4. Circle the correct spelling: ex. TIGER TIREG TIGRE

5. Choose the correct pair: ( ss/ tt/ ll) ex. PA__ __ES PASSES

The list of words to be learned1.Teacher 2. pleasure3.opinion 4.elevators5.barren 6.human beings7.afraid 8. reaping9.curiosity 10.discovered11.inhabitants 12.crumbled13.tricycle 14.pricking15.bruise 16.queer17. pincers 18.hoarse19.chocolate 20.streaming21.champion 22.grumpy23.underneath 24.subway25.ill-tempered

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